WHAT’S INSIDE
MUSIC, TECH & GADGETS, FASHION, GAMING, NEWS
ISSUE 002 | DECEMBER 2011
In review
THE NEW iPHONE 4S P10
STINKAHBELL RETURN OF THE MAC THE PERFECT SNAP! TECH
GAMING
MUSIC
R.I.P STEVE JOBS
PES 2012
KASABIAN
Konami’s biggest title is back and it’s gunning even more for its biggest rival Fifa 12
Leicester rockers, Kasabian, are back with their fourth studio record, Velociraptor! and our new music editor shares his thoughts on the album
We pay our rightful tributes to the man that changed the technology world
IN THIS ISSUE
ISSUE 002
Contents DECEMBER 2011 | ISSUE 002 P4 MAILBOX
Music P5
REVIEW, AFTER REVIEW
P6 #NOWPLAYING P8
WATCH OUT FOR: STINKAHBELL
P9
WATCH OUT FOR: ALL THE YOUNG
Tech & Gadgets P10
INTRODUCING THE 4S
P12
A TRIBUTE TO A VISIONARY AND CREATIVE GENIUS
P14
THE PERFECT SNAP!
Fashion
All The Young | P9
P17 MAC P18
BROGUE AGENT
Gaming P20 PES2012 P21
#COMING SOON
Readers P22
GRANT PARKES: MY HOME SCREEN Snappy happy | P14
Brogue shoes | P18
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PES 2012 | P20
ISSUE 2
Editors words
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w, it’s that time again. We are now two issues deep, we survived the launch! These past few months have been incredible. Starting with the positive feedback we received from issue one, which remarkably landed me a place in the final four to win the Young Star of Enterprise award by Real Business magazine. In actual fact, the winner of the award is announced on November 14 at the award ceremony in London, so I could yet win a national business award. Who would have ever thought that? certainly not me. We’ve also added a new member to the Suited team, please welcome on board our new music editor, Jono Martin. Jono’s iTunes libraryis nearly 9,000 tracks strong and we like to call him Ilkeston’s Annie Mac. He spends his nights searching the web for new tracks, new acts, and the most ridiculously huge remixes. He also in-
EDITORS INTRO
troduced a new feature on the site every Friday, ‘Jono’s weekend playlist’, which is a weekly dose of Jono’s newly found songs. They sure do get you pumped for the weekend. We decided to sack the early mornings routines off whilst we put together this issue, mainly because it was too cold to get out of bed at 6.00am in the morning, and we swapped them for late nights with the usual pint-fulls of caffeine, Monster drinks and we gained a new found love for Vimto bon bons. As you will notice, we gave the magazine a complete overhaul, graphics, features, contents, we’ve added a whole lot more t o our game. This is the last issue of 2011 and I can speak on behalf of Alex and Jono and say what a year it has been. Without our readers, this weekend wouldn’t be possible. So thank you all and keep supporting Suited’s growth! Ashley Allen Founder and Editor
In this issue...
editors top picks from this edition P10
P12
P16
iPHONE 4S
R.I.P STEVE JOBS
TIME TO GET YOUR MAC ON
We get our hands dirty with the next-gen iPhone.
We pay our tributes to former Apple CEO, Steve Jobs after his tragic passing.
Our fashion editor, Alex Witham, talks about the history of the macintosh coat and picks out his favourites that are available to buy in stores today.
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06 Matt Cardle
21 New Tekken
We took it upon ourselves to review Matt Cardle’s debut album, Letters. Find out whether it was any good or not in this issue.
Tekken is back and is even more hard-hitting this time around.
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ALBUM REVIEWS
MUSIC
REVIEW,
AFTER REVIEW JAMES BLAKE - ENOUGH THUNDER
Roberts has the sounds and selfassuredness to be a big solo star.
featured review
SNOOP DOGG X MISTAJAM - THROW YOUR DUBS UP “Dubstep has been on my radar for a few years now,” says
‘Enough Thunder’ sees James Blake continue where he left of with his self-named debut record. EXCEPT, the second record from the 23 yearold Londoner features more emotion than he offered on his debut. There is no doubt when Blake reaches out towards his more delicate side musically, as ‘A Case Of You’ and ‘Enough Thunder’ proves he is in his element creatively. Electronic beats and sub bass productions of James Blake cannot be matched by no other. Then we have the beautiful Bon Iver collaboration ‘Fall Creek Boys Choir’ which mixes auto-tune and synths for a mind-chilling sound. Overall, ‘Enough Thunder’ is enough evidence to show that James Blake is sticking to his roots, even after eating up the mass amounts of critical success he has recieved over the past 18 months. NICOLA ROBERTS - CINDERELLA’S EYES The pale, less-spoke about member of Girls Aloud attempt to dabble in the solo artist industry has was well worth it. Debut single ‘Beat of My Drum’, confirmed her confirmed her credibility for a solo debut - much better than the solo sounds of fellow Girls Aloud members Cheryl and Nadine. Bringing in the likes of Diplo and Metronomy was a great shout from Roberts. From the strange sounding of ‘I’, which she’s labelled her “funeral song” - a romantic up and down of loves and hates, to the Florence esque bellowing of “heaaaaaart” on ‘Porcelain Heart’,
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Snoop Dogg. “I really like the hardhitting beats of Dubstep because it compliments the real gangsta lyrics of West Coast rap. That’s why I had to team up with the U.K. homie, MistaJam because he’s the master of Dubstep…the pioneer!” the West Coast rap legend continued. OK, the mixtape was released to push his UK tour, but who cares. 17 tracks of the filthiest UK dubstep beats from the likes of Chase & Status, Redlight, Flux Pavillion, True Tiger and more, vocals from D.P.G members, Kurupt, Bow Wow, R Kelly, Goldie Loc, Busta Rhymes and Hustle Boyz. Oh, and to top it off, Mistajam called in a few of the UK’s heavyweight MC’s including Professor Green, P Money, D Double E for the stand out track off the mixtape, the True Tiger produced ‘Be Like Me.’ M83 - HURRY UP WERE DREAMING Delivering a never-ending amount of electro, Anthony ‘M83’ Gonzalez fully indulges himself with his love for retro synths, saxophone solos and melancholic vocals on his sixth record. The double blend of M83 influences, shoegaze and goth pop, are at the centre of Hurry Up Were
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KASABIAN - Velociraptor! Kasabian have released their fourth album with the usual talk of it being a classic, and we feel that although it’s a move away from their lad-rock roots, it’s still an epic sounding album. The Leicester groups opener ‘Let’s Roll Just Like We Used To’ is a soft-sounding tune, ‘La Fee Verte’ is along the similar beautiful ballad criteria. Only ‘Re-wired’ and the title track ‘Velociraptor!’ smell of their old electro-rock anthems that made helped the band reach such heights. The album is a polished one, from a band that four-records in are now growing in confidence and building a big future for themselves. Dreaming. . Gonzalez pulled in for the help of a choir for the stand out track on the album ‘Splendor’ and then smashing the ‘Midnight City’ beat to death with anthemic sounds and chilling vocals similar to what we’ve come to expect from MGMT. MATT CARDLE - LETTERS Matt Cardle, AKA The X Factor 2010 winner and former metal band singer has released 13 unconvincing power ballads. Yet again, music mogul, Simon Cowell has failed miserably with an X Factor winner. Letters is an emotional album that reeks of Matt Cardle trying to be something he isn’t. Even the Gary Barlow-penned Run for Your Life, which didn’t even make it to no. 1 in the charts, is untriumphant. You cannot fault Cardle for his effort on his
debut record, he gives it his all, but singing mainstream pop-melodies exposes his voice. You have to feel for Matt Cardle and the difficult times he has ahead to make this record a success. But hey, don’t hate on Matt Cardle for Letters. Blame the want-to-please producers for producing it.
MUSIC
#NOWPLAYING
Sway - Still Speedin’
Ben Howard - The Fear
Nas - Nasty
Little Derek is back with a prequel to his earlier hit ‘Up Your Speed.’ The first official single ‘Still Speedin’ - which samples a 90’s classic dance song, Walk Right In - is taken from his forthcoming ‘The Deliverance’ album. And if the original isn’t enough for you, he’s pulled in another one of the finest UK MC’s out there for the remix, Kano. It’s good to have Sway back on the speakers, it’s been far too long.
The break-through single from Ben Howard’s debut album, Every Kingdom, is possibly the best on the album. ‘The Fear’ is an beautiful, folk-sounding track full of elegant melodies. the rawness of Howard’s vocals create a sound that is easy to listen to any day of the week, any time of the day. Him, Benjamin Francis Leftwich and Bombay Bicycle Club have bought folk music to life again in 2012.
Queensbridge’s finest, Nas, is back with some heavy verses on his latest release ‘Nasty’. The song is taken from the hip-hop legend’s upcoming album ‘Life Is Good’. Salaam Remi is on production for the single, and it’s got everyone anticipating the 38 year-olds 10th studio record even more. Check out the video, recently divorsed by Kelis, Nasir Jones shows he’s got it with ladies, QB style!
Labrinth - Earthquake
Enter Shikari - Sssnakepit
Wretch 32 — Forgiveness
“Ladies and gentlemen, this is something they call a ground-breaker. Let’s bring the house down to rubble and dust ‘cause we be crashing it up,” says Labrinth on the opening vocals to ‘Earthquake’, and it may be modest of him but it’s true, this is a ground-breaker. Following up his chart success with Tinie Tempah’s debut ‘Pass Out’, Labrinth and his good friend look destined for another massive selling record with ‘Earthquake’.
Enter Shikari debuted their new single ‘Sssnakepit’ on NME.com earlier in late September and we haven’t took it off our playlist since. The track is the first to be taken from the band’s third studio album and includes bass, heavy guitar rifts, synths and Rou Reynolds soft-spoken-turned screaching vocals. Watch out for the Hertfordshire lads on the ‘Love Music, Hate Violence’ compilation later this year.
One of the nicest guys in UK music is back with a follow up to his #1 hit ‘Don’t Go There’. ’Forgiveness’ is the latest track to be released from Wretch 32’s ‘Black & White’ album. Featuring the immense vocals of Etta Bond, who brings big vibes to the track, whilst Wretch dropps some bars from the heart over an genre-defining hip-hop/dance/rock beat. Wretch 32 will not want 2011 to end after the success he has rightly enjoyed.
Lyrics of the issue
“Expectations to get rep, ain’t never begged yet, when I wanted to get pence, hustle, to be, I’m exactly what my neck says, saying I tried to cash in on my Dad’s death, I wanted to vent ‘stead I said nothing at all, after all you were never kin to me, family is something that you never been to me, in fact making it harder for me to see my father was the only thing that you ever did for me” Professor Green feat. Emeli Sande - Read All About It
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WATCH OUT FOR
MUSIC
Stinkahbell Stinkahbell are a dubstep duo made up of 26 year-old Nutty P and 22 year-old MC Janset. Since forming back in 2008, the dubstep duo have been playing around with different sounds and songs, including a 2009 smash about BNP leader called ‘Fuck Nick Griffin’. Come 2011, Stinkahbell have released their first single ‘Something In Your Eyes’ on Sin City Recordings - which received huge support from many big name DJ’s including MistaJam, Joker, P Money, Plastician and more. The duo also made their festival debuts at Glastonbury and The Big Chill this year. Dubstep producer Plastician signed up the second single ‘Dont Tell Mum About Ibiza’ - released October 2011 - to his record label Terrorhythm Recordings. Keep an eye out for more tracks from Nutty P and Janset later this year. With an album soon to follow. @stinkahbell
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MUSIC
WATCH OUT FOR
ALL THE YOUNG Formerly known as New Education, the Stoke-onTrent four-piece are made up of brothers Jack and Ryan Dooley, Will Heaney and David Cartwright. Recently they have been supporting Morrissey, The Courteeners and Hard-Fi, after receiving personal invites from each band and featured as the ‘Hottest Record in The World’ on Zane Lowe’s Radio One show. ‘Quiet Night In,’ the bands third single was released last month (October 10) following up from ‘The First Time’ and ‘Welcome Home’ which helped earn them a six-album deal with Warner Music. Their music be not be genre-defining, but it’s classic Brit sounding rock ‘n’ roll and the quartet could vill the void we’ve missed in the British rock industry. @alltheyoung
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iPHONE 4S
COVER
INTRODUCING THE 4S
TIP: Tap the space bar twice, and iPhone adds a period and capitalises the next word.
BY ASHLEY ALLEN Our editor and self-acclaimed Apple fanatic reviews the recently released iPhone 4S. AVAILABLE FROM www.apple.com PRICE* • 16GB £499 • 32GB £599 • 64GB £699 *pay-as-you-go models
OUR RATING
IT
was the most anticipated and hyped iPhone announcement since the first iPhone was released.16 months from the launch of the iPhone 4, we’ve had the unveiling of iOS 5 and iCloud and the growth of Google Android Operating System. Smartphone manufacturers across the world have been trying to keep up with the iPhone, ever since the original launch, by developing a large batch of every-improving smartphones with faster processors, cameras, apps and more. All the hard work is in attempt to steal Apple’s crown of smartphone success. Many iPhone users weren’t overly keen when the iPhone 4S was announced, because of previous failings with signal, or because they were tied into long contracts on their existing iPhone’s.
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They were waiting for something completely new. A whole new concept. Something that would blow other smartphone manufacturerss away. Something that they wouldn’t be able to detach from their hands. So, when Phil Schiller took to the stage to announce the long-awaited ‘iPhone 5’ that never was on October 4, Apple needed to pull something BIG out of the iHat (that was cheesy but we couldn’t resist). And they did so with the iPhone 4S, the most powerful iPhone Apple has ever made, although it was only an upgraded version of an exsiting model and iOS 5 is available on 3GS and 4. So exactly how different is it to the iPhone 4, what’s better on it, and more to the point, is it worth upgrading to? Here’s our take on the iPhone 4S, iCloud and iOS 5, in a few (hundred) words...
GOOD/NOT SO GOOD 8mpx camera and shoots 1080p videos Runs on the Dual-core A5 chip Comes in both black and white from the launch It’s not the iPhone 5 You will have to wait till at least 2012 for the next gen iPhone to be released
iPHONE 4S
COVER
Fresh from the box
Supercharged
The new hardware
Notifications in one place, yes please!
OK, it may look very similar to it’s older sibling bar the new top-mounted brace incisions signifying that a new antenna lives within. If you are restoring from an iTunes backup, thanks to iCloud you don’t need computer activation or a cable to do so. iCloud can also be activated from your 4S for wireless syncing photos, apps, contacts, calendars to and from your iPhone 4S.
As mentioned earlier, iOS 5 and it’s 200+ new features are available to those with 3GS and 4 models. So why upgrade, you may be thinking? The iPad 2 runs on A5 dual-core processor and that is what the iPhone 4S runs on. It is Apple’s MOST powerful phone to date. Web pages load faster, Apps launch quicker, music loads rapidly. The A5 dual-core processor, according to Apple, increased the iPhone 4S graphics by seven times, that brings the graphics on par with PSP Vita’s, although we are talking about a smartphone here, not an hand-held console.
Snap happy
The low quality iPhone camera got its biggest revamp to date, and about time, too. The new camera rocks 8 mega-pixel capabilities and recording in 1080p video. Photos now look cleaner, crisper and sharper. As for photo-editing, the iPhone 4S allows you to choose to have a grid on the screen when taking shots and within the Camera Roll you can make basic-adjustments to your picture. If you are a Twitter enthusiast - like us all at Suited - the fact that you can post photos from your Camera Roll directly to your feed is a pretty nifty feature. If you aren’t into Twitter, then you obviously won’t be that care about this feature, or the little sound it makes after you’ve tweeted a picture direct from your iPhone 4S #wearegeeks. A feature we haven’t quite to grips with, as on Facebook, is face detection, although it works well on the iPhone 4S, we just find it a bit creepy. For instance, if we are snapped in the background of some random guys photo walking down the street, it recognises our face. Not for us that feature, but hey, we all like different things.
TIP: When taking photos in landscape, use the + button to grab the snap.
According to Apple, the iPhone 4S battery life supports 8 hours of 3G talk time, up to 9 hours of WiFi use, 10 hours video playback and 40 hours of music. Here is a question; has the battery really been that poor on previous iPhones, or is it that we just use our phone more than we realise? Good question, that. Whether four/five months down the line, your iPhone 4S battery will be as powerful remains a mystery. We can only live in hope.
If you know me, then you will no that I HATE Push Notifications. So much so, that i’ve never actually tried them out, because I know I will hate them. Do I really need a pop up message every time somebody @’s me on Twitter, or when somebody writes on my Facebook Wall, or sends me a Spam e-mail? Erm, no I don’t. So, the new Notifications feature, which is not iPhone 4S-specific, you just need to be running iOS 5, is for me a total win for the iPhone user. Calendar, Mail, Reminders, Facebook, Twitter and more, that’s the updates you see when you open up Notifications.
Top 4 features
What to look out for...
No more signal problems
Maybe it’s premature to say this, then. At least the iPhone 4S launch was not taken over by another Antennagate moment which over-shadowed the iPhone 4 launch. Quotes from Apple state the new antennas “improves call quality” and “reduces risk of dropout.” Both the 4S’s antennas run around the top of the phone and can transmit and receive data, allowing for apparent faster 3G connections. Quote Apple once more “the maximum download speed over HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access or 3G to you non-geeks) is 14.4Mbps” – that makes it twice as fast as that on the iPhone 4.
That’s it
Of course there will be glitches on the iPhone 4S, after all Apple are not perfect, nobody is. But from our initial views, the phone is a remarkable step up from the iPhone 4. The question is, what exactly did you expect from the latest iPhone?
1 Siri Now you can talk to your iPhone.“Where can I get a coffee?”Siri recognises your voice and question and searches the right apps to answer your problem. Treat it like your very own PA. Siri can wake you up, make phone calls, send messages, all it can’t do is take you to the tolilet.
2 Retina display The highest-resolution screen on a mobile phone EVER. The Retina display glass is chemically strengthened to be harder, more scratch resistant, and more durable than ever. It even comes with features an oil-resistant coating to help keep those annoying finger prints of your screen. Suited ‘Likes’ this.
3 iCloud iCloud backs up your iOS device daily over Wi-Fi when it’s connected to a power source. Pictures, messages, settings,, everything is backed up quickly and WIRELESSLY.
4 iMessage The killer of BBM? Apple are saying so. iMessage is unlimited so you can text as much as you want, and if you have another iOS device it syncs directly in with them. So no sending rude texts if you mum or dad use your iPad or iPod. Right, don’t say we didn’t warn you.≠
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STEVE JOBS
TECH
“I’m the only person I know that’s lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year.... It’s very character-building.” 12
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1955 - 2011
TECH
STEVE JOBS
A TRIBUTE TO A VISIONARY AND CREATIVE GENIUS Steve Jobs was honoured online and off on the day of his passing and tributes continue to pour into a memorial website set up by Apple to mark the loss of a man who changed the world. Here is Suited’s tribute to the late Steve Jobs.
ST
EVE JOBS, sadly passed away on Wednesday 5 October 2011 at the tender age of 56. The former Apple CEO was a visionary in the world of computing and is largely responsible for the level at which computers and other technology like the iPhone, iPod and iPad are now a firm part of our everyday lives. In fact, this magazine is only available in digital, so you’ll be reading this feature on a either a computer, tablet, or smartphone. Digital is the new paper, and that is partly down to Jobs either inventing or inspiring the computer world. For that, Steve Job’s unique legacy will never be forgotten.
How it all started
Apple was founded Apple in 1976 by Jobs in his family’s garage, a long with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. Back in those days, technology merely existed, but for three guys to release their first computer in that time was pretty revolutionary. Come 1984, Apple introduced the Macintosh 128K, the first mainstream computer that supported a graphical user interface. Along with the first ever Macintosh computer came the first mouse - a device which is so important in todays computing - and the technology used for it hasn’t changed with it in nearly three decades. In 1986, Jobs snapped up a small-known division of film studio, Lucasfilm, this was soon remamed the company Pixar, and used it for computer animation. Disney soon heard about Job’s and his team and
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moved swiftly to sign Pixar up for a deal to produce Pixar’s first fulllength feature, Toy Story. Pixar went on to produce a handful of recordbreaking films before selling up to to Disney in 2006 for figure believed to be around $7.4 billion.
Returning to Apple
Jobs returned to Apple when the company was on the brink. Manufacturers from the Competing industry got hold of Apple software licenses and began making clones of the company’s hardware. Jobs immediately put hold to the software and and tightened up Apple’s development and brand. Apple then clawed back some of the credibility amongst computer users and Jobs went on to oversee the project the two most iconic Apple products, the iMac and iBook. Apple’s break-through hardware and innovation began to give the company a huge appeal to the now labelled ‘cool kids’ and ‘fanboys’. And with every future Apple product that was released, its stock rose incredibly and its fan base got larger, and larger.
The came the iPod, iPhone, and iPad
The first generation iPod was released in 2001, along with iTunes. The iPod did what other generic music players like portable CD players, tape players and Mini-Disc didn’t do and changed the music industry. Apple, through its iTunes software, made releasing music affordable for artists and purchasing and listening to music easy for music fans. That is why in the ten years since its release, the iPod has over 220 million devices. 2007 saw the launch of Apple’s
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Job’s had a vision of a smartphone different to that of anybody could ever imagine. And that vision was a beautiful one, and one that hardly anybody can imagine a world without. Again, were competitors failed, Jobs and his company stayed far ahead of the game. The iPhone quickly became the market leading smartphone and this opened up the door for Jobs and his incredible vision of mobile computing to another level by bringing the iPad to our lives, a tablet that is basically a computer. The success from the iPhone and iPad product line have seen Apple blow other brands away to become the world’s most valuable brand, with an estimated brand value of over $150 billion. Talking of money, in July 2011, it reports were leaked that Apple has more money than the US Government in the bank, now that is some going.
How people reacted to his death
Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft: “The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come.” Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder: “People sometimes have goals in life. Steve Jobs exceeded every goal he set himself.” Matt Galligan is the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer for SimpleGeo, tweeted: “RIP Steve Jobs. You touched an ugly world of technology and made it beautiful. You changed the world. Things won’t be the same without you.” 17.3% of tweets sent from Twitter, on Wednesday October 5 were about Steve Jobs.
He’ll never be forgotten
Over the past three decades, Jobs gained millions of fans worldwide. Unfortunately, he fell victim to pancreatic cancer - a disease which he first announced to the public in 2004 - and sadly it sadly took away his life. Jobs continued his duties at Apple, promising only to step down when he felt the time was right, August 24 2011 was the day Steve Jobs officially stepped down as Apple CEO. As the face of Apple for so many years, the man behind their lifechanging products, a man so many people looked up to for inspiration, he did change the technology world, without a doubt it was for the better. His legacy and visionary ideas will live on with every Apple fanboy, cool kid, iPod, iPhone, Mac, and iPad that graces this planet. FACTS YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT STEVE JOBS • He was a vegetarian. • He was Disney’s largest shareholder. • He had size 14 feet. • He owned over 100 pairs of blue Levis jeans. • In 2011, Forbes listed him as the 136th richest person in the world. • In 2008 Bloomberg announced him dead. • He was dyslexic. • Hewlett-Packard offered him an internship during eighthgrade. • He is listed among the group of inventors for 317 Apple patents.
CAMERAS
TECH
THE PERFECT SNAP! Whether you’re after a simple camera or a more advanced one with extra features and manual controls, we share the best ones with you.
PH
otography has a place in every bodies life. Whether you are an avid tech-lover, camera-happy when you leave the house, or a photography by trade. Choosing the right camera can be a difficult choice, camera specifications can baffle your mind. High definition, standard definition, optical zoom, aspect ratio, shutter speed and frame rates: all these play a key part in picture quality. We believe there a six major factors you should consider before purchasing a camera; 1. Buy a camera that is fit for your purpose. Don’t buy a £300 all singing and dancing camera, if you are
only going to use it now and again. 2. Times are moving, everything is moving towards High Definition. If possible, opt for an HD video ready camera. 3. Buy a camera with a built in memory. Buying a memory card can be an unnecessary expense. 4. If you are going to be taking or videoing moving subjects, make sure there is an adjustable shutter speed available on the camera. 5. Money doesn’t always buy quality. A camera for £99 could be as good as one for £199. 6. Think about the extras you get ; re-chargeable batter, water-proof, cables, etc.
QUICK PHOTO TIPS RELAX You are more likely to take a better picture if you and your subject are relaxed. SET UP CORRECTLY Always make sure you have the right camera setting, portrait setting gives the best results.
Become an expert snapper in seconds by using the right camera
LIGHTING Don’t let the sunlight ruin your shot. Make use of ambient light and shadow. TILTED HEAD Avoid flat images, ask your subject to tilt their head. Make sure you get your subjects best side though!
Casio EX-H5 With the latest top-end digital photography technology installed in the EX-H5, it’s an amazingly affordable camera. Supporting a 24mm wide-angle lens and mechanical image stabiliser ensure every photo taken is the perfect one. The EX-H5 also comes in black, red and silver models.
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FEATURE The 10x optical zoom can bring even the most distant subjects right up close.
Price
£100.00
Memory
SD / SDHC memory card
Lens
10x Optical zoom
Megapixels
12.1
Screen size
2.7”
Battery
Rechargable
CAMERAS
TECH
Fujifilm JX300 A great value, high-perfomance camera. Packed full of features, including 720p HD video capture. Fronted by 14mp and a versatile 5x optical zoom lens, with digital image stabilisation on hand to help you avoid blurry/grainy pictures.
Price
£99.00
Memory
SD / SDHC memory card
Lens
5x Optical zoom
Megapixels
14
Screen size
2.7”
Battery
Rechargeable
FEATURE You can record HD video in 1280 x 720p resolution at 30 frames per second.
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“Full of features, including 720p HD video capture”
“Wonderful for taking self-portraits”
FEATURE Face Detection, Blink Detection, and Smile & Shoot Mode help to ensure superb portraits of family and friends.
Samsung PL120 Despite camera being small in size, it packs a dual front-and-back LCD display. 2.7inch LCD screen on the rear, and another 1.5inch LCD screen on the front - wonderful for taking self-portraits. For easy photo-taking they’ve added Object Tracking, Smart Face Recognition and Perfect Portrait System.
Price
£99
Memory
SD / SDHC memory card
Lens
5x Optical zoom
Megapixels
14.2
Screen size
2.7”
Battery
Rechargable
RETURN OF THE
MAC
The ‘Macintosh’ trench coat has undergone more developments in its long history than any other coat. Developed in 1824 by Scotsman – Charles Macintosh, it remained a rather low-key item until the 1990’s when it appeared in the collections of Burberry, Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Hermes.
This season, with a military twist, they’re popping up everywhere; from designer runways - to high street windows. It fascinated me at the Harvey Nichols A/W11 fashion show in September to find almost all the male models dressed in a Mac. My favourite has to be this Burberry trench, with the classic beige pattern lining. Even though the awkward looking model doesn’t do it justice, this coat is a must have (if you have the money to splurge) it’ll set you back £595.00. Moving away from the summer boat shoe and pump, team your designer trench with slate coloured chinos and some desert boots for a simple and under-stated look. Add a silk scarf for the evening and you have the perfect ‘man-about-town’ look.
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FASHION
TRENDS
My best high street finds this season have been in Zara (pictured left) and Topman (pictured below) where you can pick a similar trench coat up for about £75. My favourite high street coat is this Zara trench – priced at just £149.00. Made from 80% wool it’s guaranteed to keep you warm, and keep you on trend. This will never go out of fashion, a trusty winter coat you can get out every year. Wear over your suit to add a bit of colour to an otherwise boring, office outfit. For a more casual look, team with a pair of chinos (dark grey – Topman £28) and a turtle neck jumper. This key piece will have you standing out of the crowd for all the right reasons. It looks perfection with a briefcase and gives you a traditional look.
My favourite Mac in Topman this season has to be this Stone Cord Patch Cropped Mac. Cord – a huge material this season – as I predicted in last month’s issue. The detail on the Mac is simple yet very affective, you get the look of a chic designer look, (think Paul Smith) classic British tailoring, clean cut lines and you there you have it another must have. It’s worth investing in a Mac because they come back every year. Something like a Pea-coat or a duffle come and go out of fashion, but Mac’s are here to stay. This Topman Mac is priced at just £75.00 and should be worn with a bold coloured chino (Burgundy or a confident navy colour) with desert boots or a brogue. You’ll establish a classic British designer look for the fraction of the price. As far as I’m concerned, high street beat designer hands down this season where the Mac is concerned. With a whole host of colours being introduced for autumn – burgundies’, khakis’ and mustards’, they are all key to selecting the right look for A/W 11/12.
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TRENDS
FASHION
BROGUE IS BACK
An outfit is never complete without a shoe. The right shoe that is. Ben Sherman Quey Tan Postman: £85
Arthur Burgundy Leather: £65
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Swear ‘’Vinny 13’’: £100
FASHION
Ted Baker Greco 3 Brogue Shoes £100
TRENDS
ASOS Leather Sole Brogues: £50
Frank Wright Arthur Leather Derby: £55
Grenson Stanley Brogue: £175
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PES 2012
GAMING
Playing games for hours and then reviewing them, now this is the life...
PES 2012
Konami’s biggest game title is back and bigger than ever. New graphics, new game play and real-life stadium environments.
Highlighted
Gioteck EX-01 Bluetooth Headset For PS3 The EX-01 Wireless Bluetooth Headset has been exclusively designed for serious Playstation 3 gamers and not mobile phone users. Now you can maximise your game time without an uncomfortable earpiece.
ULTIMATE GAME OF THE YEAR
Portal 2 Valve’s Portal 2 was named Ultimate Game of the Year award at the Golden Joysticks. The game beat off the likes of FIFA 11 and LA Noire to grab the crown.
FI
FA might be the bigger brand, have a bigger fan-base, but when it comes to football games on consoles it’s all about Pro Evo and it always will be. This year Pro Evolution Soccer has a much darker tone compared to FIFA’s bright, glowy graphics, and the emphasis on shadow makes the dimension to the players, pitch, stadiums, fans, pretty damn realistic.
Konami have taken full advantage of PES and its Champions League partnership with a television-like intro to the tournament, this adds to the realistic game-play that PES as added in its 2012 version. These might seem like small additions, but in reality these are well executed visual advantages that stake the claim that PES is worth a whole more acclaim that it receives, because of its rival FIFA taking the gong year after year.
“Looking to the future, PES 2012 have launched a Facebook app, which allows users to post their scores and set up leagues”
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PES announced they were taking a step back to classic ways PES and that move has paid off. The fun factor has been re-installed, as have graphic improvements, more team licenses, bigger commentary and the epic sounds of the monocheering crowd. If you love FIFA 12, then you’ll love FIFA 12 and you won’t play PES 2012. But if you love PES, then you will love this one even more than any other version of PES. PROS/CONS The new real-life stadium sounds and graphics They’ve added new team licenses but a bigger effort could have been made to attain more.
GAMING
Halo: Combat Evolved Xbox | The Anniversary version of Halo: Combat Evolved is a spectacularly remastered version of the original Halo series, created in celebration of the 10th anniversary of one of the most beloved franchises in gaming history. Coming exclusively to Xbox 360 on November 15 2011.
Need For Speed: The Run Xbox | Playstation 3 | High-stakes, no speed limits, no rules, no allies, all you have is your own driving skills as you battle battle hundreds of the world’s most notorious drivers to become the king of the road, while the police try and hunt you down. Need For Speed: The Run is out November 18 2011.
Rayman: Origins Xbox | Playstation 3 | Wii| Rayman: Origins and discover or rediscover the magical universe and legendary 2D gameplay that captured the hearts of millions of fans but this time it’s in high-definition. Featuring 60 levels of 2D platforming gameplay designs, play on your own, with two people, three people or four. Rayman: Origins is out November 25 2011.
Tekken Hybrid Playstation 3 | A massive mashup of Tekken action, Tekken Hybrid includes the full-length 3D compatible feature film Tekken Blood Vengeance 3D on Blu-Ray disc as well as two games playable on exclusively on PlayStation 3: Tekken Tag Tournament HD and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Prologue. Tekken Hydrid is out November 22 2011.
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11.8.11
#COMINGSOON
INTERACTIVE
READERS
MY HOME SCREEN Armed with the iPhone 4S, MacBook Pro and iPad 2, we can safely say that we want to avoid Grant Parkes iN an Apple battle. And at the young age of just 15 years-old, that’s some heavy artillery he’s carrying. Follow him on Twitter, he’s @Parkesyy.
Clock
Sky Sports Football Center
The Clock application is something I use manually every day - despite having the Siri feature on my 4S to set alarms and set timers just by using my voice - setting alarm clocks to wake me up at various times during the week. Usually I never do end up waking up but it’s worth setting an alarm, I guess.
Another massively used application is the Sky Sports Score Center! I’d say it comes into use mainly on a weekend or a Tuesday night during the football season. Very handy when wanting to keep track of the latest fixtures, scores and league tables!
Instagram My02 MyO2 isn’t something everybody will use but if you’re an O2-UK customer (Yes, I know I’m currently using AT&T but I’m abroad right now), it can really be great to keep track of your tariff usage.
Instagram must be one of the mostused applications on the App Store today. Snap a picture of whatever you fancy, add a filter and voilà, you’ve shared your unique snap with the world.
Mail Shazam Shazam is an application that has helped me discover numerous amounts of new music. It tags the music that you feed to it and will give you the track name, track artist, track album and so on.
Email is an application that I definitely use regularly. I’m intercepting emails from different corners of the world all the time - oh look, I have two unread messages. I’d say I receive emails more than what I do send.
Safari Tweetbot Tweetbot is my first choice for a Twitter application. I did heavily use the official Twitter for iPhone application at one stage but once Tweetbot hit the App Store, I never used it again. Tweetbot is a unique application that has a world of it’s own. I don’t know any other single application that has a user-interface as great as Tweetbot does.
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Safari is the standard web browser on iOS devices which I find myself using occasionally. I usually ask Siri to search the web for something and it loads up the Safari app, with my search already keyed in!
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